Zephyr is loved by both adults and children. Some nutritionists even consider this sweet delicacy to be useful - the gelling substances that make up its composition are useful for the circulatory system. Below is a recipe for marshmallows at home to your taste - a classic, chocolate or berry version. The main component of this marshmallow is an apple, or rather, applesauce. Then you can fantasize - coloring it with a couple of drops of food coloring, adding a little lemon juice, or experimenting with spices such as ground cinnamon or vanilla.

Classic homemade marshmallows are made exclusively from applesauce. If desired, spices are added for flavor. For thickening, the apples themselves already contain pectin, but to increase the persistence of the dessert, add a little agar, a substance extracted from some types of seaweed.

• 6-8 sour apples;
• a pinch of cinnamon / vanilla;
• 100 grams of sugar;
• 40 grams of protein;
• 160 ml of distilled water;
• 8 g of agar;
• 300 gr sugar.

First of all, you need to prepare the “raw materials” - wash the apples, cut into halves, remove the core and bake for a third of an hour at 180 degrees.

After the fruit, grind through a fine sieve - you get a portion of applesauce.

Using a whisk, combine puree, sugar and protein until smooth.

Separately heat the syrup with water. As soon as it begins to boil, add sugar and heat until the liquid is reduced. This should be done at medium temperature.

Add the sweet syrup to the apple mass and continue to knead until the whole mass thickens. Quickly fold the mass into a pastry bag and drop the marshmallows on a baking sheet with oiled paper. Let stand 10-12 hours - you can leave it overnight.

On a note. The more acidic the apples, the more pectin they will contain - a substance that gives the base a dense and stable texture.

Raspberry recipe

Berry marshmallows are no less tasty than classic apple marshmallows. We suggest saving the recipe to please your loved ones with an unusual delicacy during the harvest season.

• raspberry puree - 125 gr;
• sugar - 100 gr;
• egg white - 1;
• agar-agar - 1 gr;
• water - 75 ml;
• sugar - 200 gr;
• powdered sugar.

Beat the protein and berry puree until a fluffy foam forms.

We prepare the syrup - agar, knead water and sugar and heat it on the stove until it begins to thicken and reach for a spoon.

Mix the syrup and puree with a mixer until thick. As in the previous recipe, we plant the mass on paper and leave it for several hours to solidify.

When the products are frozen, tear off the halves, put them together and roll in powder.

Delicious apple dessert

Delicious marshmallow from apples is prepared quite quickly. The output is quite a lot of fragrant, soft lumps of goodies for tea, which households will definitely appreciate.

• applesauce (can be prepared according to the option described in the first recipe);
• sugar - ½ stack. for puree and the same amount for syrup;
• egg white;
• drinking water - ½ cup;
• agar-agar - 4 tsp

Prepare puree: mix the apple mass with sugar, boil down a little, leave to cool.

In the meantime, prepare a syrup of agar-agar, water and sugar.

Whip puree with protein until stable peaks. Then combine with the cooled syrup.

Plant marshmallow "roses" from the mass, let it harden.

On a note. When preparing the syrup, it is necessary to constantly stir the liquid so that the sugar does not burn to the bottom.

How to cook with gelatin?

Making marshmallows is much easier using gelatin - if agar can be found in large grocery hypermarkets, then gelatin is available in almost every store.

• 3 apples;
• egg;
• sugar;
• water;
• gelatin.

Pour gelatin with hot water and leave to swell.

Bake apples and mash them by rubbing them through a sieve. It is recommended to remove the peel before grinding. Sprinkle with sugar. Work the mass with a mixer.

Divide the egg into white and yolk. First, add half of the protein to the apple mass, and after a few minutes of beating, add the second half. Continue whisking until the mass becomes fluffy, white and thick.

Add warm syrup and beat for a few more minutes. The consistency will begin to change rapidly.

The mass must be quickly dropped out with a confectionery syringe / bag. The marshmallow blank begins to set very quickly, and if you delay landing, the process can become difficult.

Marshmallow with agar-agar

Agar-agar, no worse than gelatin, makes the mass thicken and subsequently keep its shape.

• apples - 2 units;
• sugar - 300 gr;
• egg white - 1;
• vanillin;
• agar-agar - 5 gr;
• water - 75 ml.

Peel the fruits of apples from the peel and core, cut into cubes and simmer in a pan until soft. Turn into puree. Combine with 100 g of sugar, heat until the latter dissolves, leave to cool.

Mix agar with water and leave for 3 hours. In this recipe, in no case should agar be replaced with gelatin. After boiling, combine with sugar, cook stirring. Cook until the syrup begins to pull together with a thick thread from a spoon.

Beat the applesauce for a few minutes, then add the protein, beat again until the mass clarifies. At this stage, you can begin to gradually pour in the syrup, without stopping whipping. The mass will become lush and thick.

The preparation is ready. It is necessary to solidify the products for at least 4 hours.

How to make marshmallows at home?

Modern marshmallows appeared relatively recently in the United States, only in the fifties of the last century. We encourage you to cook them at home.

• egg white - 2;
• sugar - 400 gr;
• water - 160 ml;
• powdered sugar - 150 gr;
• corn starch. - 50 gr;
• gelatin - 30 gr;
• berries - 50 gr.

We prepare the syrup from water and sugar - warm it up on the slowest fire for 40 minutes. Pour gelatin with water and leave to soak. Then put on a steam bath.

Heat the berries in a pan until softened.

Beat the whites until a stable fluffy foam is formed, then attach the syrup in a thin stream.

Rub the berries through a sieve to make a puree.

Starch and powder mix together, then pass through a sieve, forming a thin layer on parchment paper.

Divide the protein mass into 2 parts. Drop one strip with a pastry bag, mix the second with berry puree and also make strips. After a couple of hours, cut into pieces and roll in a powdery starch mass.

chocolate treat

Homemade marshmallows can be made not only exclusively from apples or berries - it can also be chocolate, with the aroma of honey.

• gelatin - 10 gr;
• apple puree - 200 gr;
• granulated sugar - 150 gr;
• bitter chocolate - 100 gr;
• honey - 100 gr;
• cocoa - 40 gr.

Let's prepare the syrup: let the gelatin swell, then warm it with water and sugar. Let cool.

Melt broken pieces of chocolate using a water bath. Using a mixer, work out the syrup, chocolate mass, puree and honey. Pour into a mold, leave to harden in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Cut into pieces and roll in cocoa.

strawberry marshmallow

Strawberries are the most delicious fruit. The most delicate, very tasty marshmallow roses are obtained from it. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

• 400 gr sugar;
• egg (protein);
• 8 g of agar-agar;
• 200 gr applesauce;
• 150 gr strawberry puree;
• 1660 ml of water.

First of all, stir the agar with water. We leave for a quarter of an hour. We combine with sugar, boil, boil a little.

We combine apple and strawberry puree with a mixer, after protein. Continue whisking until a thick mass is formed. We introduce the syrup in a thin stream, without stopping the mixer. Place marshmallows with a pastry bag, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Leave to freeze.

Recipe according to GOST

• 4 apples or 250 gr of ready-made puree;
• 250 gr sugar;
• protein;
• vanilla;
• 475 grams of sugar for syrup;
• 160 grams of water;
• 8 gr agar.

Immediately prepare the agar by soaking it in water. If necessary, prepare fruit puree, if there is no pre-prepared. Combine puree with sugar and vanilla using a mixer. If the puree is still at a warm temperature, then leave to cool for a while.

We continue to prepare the syrup: add sugar, the rest of the water to the agar and stir well, warming it over low heat. Boil.

Beat the puree with the protein, then add the syrup, beat until smooth. The mass will be similar to a meringue blank.

With a pastry syringe, drop small marshmallows on parchment and leave them to harden.

Zephyr is a wonderful delicacy for the whole family. It is eaten with tea and coffee, and desserts are made from it. But purchased sweet treats in fact have only sugar in their composition!

And with the onset of autumn, I especially want something tasty, but not too high-calorie for the figure ...

We have collected 4 homemade marshmallow recipes for you: there is no sugar at all, but there is a lot of pectin, and beneficial bacteria that inhabit our intestines love agar-agar.

Cook together!

Why and is it useful at all

For the body

So, is marshmallow good for our body? Our position is known to our regular readers: there are no categorically harmful or useful products (except perhaps trans fats), the measure is important in everything. Not dietary does not mean harmful. It is hardly possible to call unrefined olive oil low-calorie, but this does not make it unhealthy or harmful.

And vice versa: the avocado, praised by all the people of the world, has a high calorie content, but no one ostracizes it.

Things are even worse with sugar: sometimes it is called a drug, sometimes it is extolled as fuel for the brain, sometimes carbohydrates from snickers are bad, and from pears they are good. This, of course, is not the case. Read and remember: all carbohydrates are sugars.

And if you do not suffer from diabetes, obesity and insulin resistance, then sugars enter the blood faster or longer (by the way, the difference turns out to be minimal - it doesn’t matter to you in the context of health, let alone weight loss.

The whole point is to find the middle ground. We do not infringe on the claim that plant-based, minimally processed, varied foods are a “better” diet for you and your health than fast food and confectionery.

However, we want to convey to people that there is no need to be afraid and demonize food groups: “in a drop there is medicine, in a spoon there is poison”, remember this principle. So the question of whether marshmallows are harmful or useful is generally redundant for us.

When losing weight

The composition of marshmallows is as follows: berry and fruit puree, sugar, egg white, thickener (gelatin, pectin or agar-agar). Sugar gives your brain nutrition and energy, fruit puree provides vitamins, egg white is the most absorbable protein a priori, and pectin is an extremely healthy type of fiber. However, the downside is that with a calorie content of 310 kcal, marshmallows have 79 gr. sugar, only 1 gr. protein and 0 gr. fat.

One ordinary marshmallow, consisting of two halves, weighs from 35 to 50 grams. (you can calculate the weight in person like this - divide the weight of the package by the amount of marshmallows). And this, by the way, is quite acceptable even for those who are losing weight, but there is one point: rarely will anyone be able to eat only one marshmallow.

For example, a cup of mini marshmallows as a dessert or on top of hot chocolate contains as much as 30 grams. carbohydrates. This translates into 120 "extra", often unaccounted for calories!

Purchased marshmallows are very sweet and quite expensive. Let's better make marshmallows with our own hands - without the addition of refined sugar. Trust me, it's really delicious!

Pp low calorie recipe

This airy and sweet marshmallow will have the same taste, but it will not have the main thing - pure, refined sugar. We advise you to feel free to experiment and try creating chocolate and coconut marshmallows - the main thing is that you taste delicious!

We are sure that after the first try you will think about whether it is worth continuing to buy marshmallows in stores at all?

Classical

KBJU: 60.3 kcal., 4 gr. protein, 0.3 gr. fat, 10 gr. carbohydrates.

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract,
• chilled applesauce - 125 gr.,
  Important: applesauce should be as thick as possible so that the dessert turns out to be correct, well frozen. The best option is Antonovka (they are moderately sweet and bake well),
• egg white - 2 pcs.
• honey - to taste (½ - 1 tablespoon),
• water - ½ cup,
• agar-agar or gelatin - 10 gr.

Important: different companies produce different agar-agar and you need to adapt to a specific type. Sometimes agar-agar needs to be pre-soaked, sometimes it needs to be boiled right away, the cooking time is also different - each manufacturer indicates his own.

How to cook

To obtain the required amount of apple puree, you need to take about 2 times more by weight. Unpeeled apples should be cut in half, core removed and baked in the oven. After baking, the skin will come off easily, and the pulp will be easier to grind into a smooth puree. We create a puree and leave to cool. After the cold puree, add honey to taste.



Lightly grease a baking dish with oil. Then cover with parchment paper (enough so that the edges of the paper hang down on one side) and grease it with oil.

Pour ¼ cup of water into a small bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk), and pour the agar/gelatin into the water. Now set it aside until the substance dissolves.



Place the honey and the remaining ¼ cup of water in a small saucepan. Boil everything over medium heat.

Using a hand mixer, very carefully at low speed, pour and mix the puree into the gelatin mixture, pouring the hot syrup into the bottom of the bowl. After stirring the mixture until smooth, add vanilla and increase the speed to high.

Advice: you can add a small amount of food coloring to make the marshmallows a nice and unusual color!



Now beat the whites into a stiff foam and begin to add applesauce with gelatin in a spoon, without ceasing to beat. Diet marshmallows at home will turn out tender if the mass is well whipped and airy enough. Beat for 12-15 minutes, or until the mixture is thick and fluffy (it will look like marshmallows).



Now you need to drop marshmallows with a spoon on a sheet covered with parchment and leave to harden. You can also form fluffy halves using a pastry syringe or bag. Another option: spread the mixture in an even layer and use different molds to “cut” cool marshmallow shapes:





Important: agar-agar begins to harden at room temperature, but it can also be taken out in the cold, but you should be patient: marshmallows can harden for a long time - up to 12 hours.

Curd

KBJU: 167.4 kcal., 32.1 gr. proteins, 1 gr. carbohydrates, 7.1 gr. carbohydrates.

In our opinion, it is difficult to call it just the same marshmallow: rather, it is a cottage cheese dessert. In our opinion, it is extremely necessary to add some berries and fruits (can be defrosted) to it to improve the taste. But this recipe is suitable for true believers and inexperienced housewives!

Ingredients:

• 2 packs of cottage cheese 200 gr.,
• 20 gr. gelatin - 1 tablespoon,
• 200 ml. milk,
• sweetener (to taste)

Cooking

Coconut and chocolate

is a popular method of weight loss among the population. The system was developed by Dr. Pierre Dukan, it is based on protein foods and the minimum consumption of foods high in carbohydrates during the period of weight loss. Diet implies a certain alternation of stages, including certain rules. Hundreds of positive reviews prove the effectiveness of this weight loss method.

Like any other diet, it is based on certain dietary restrictions. But do not think that you cannot enjoy delicious desserts or. On the Dukan diet, you can treat yourself to delicious homemade marshmallows. The treat is suitable for the Attack, Stabilization and Consolidation phases.

Recipes

Zephyr, prepared according to Dukan's recipe, is suitable for people on a diet. Agree, sometimes you really want to treat yourself to a delicious dessert, but fear stops you. This delicacy is suitable for a snack for the whole family. Dessert can be served with tea or coffee.

Among other things, making such a delicacy is very simple - it will take no more than 30 minutes of your time to prepare it.

For the "Attack" phase

Diet marshmallow "Vanilla Cloud" is really very tender. When preparing it, you can add a little blue food coloring to the composition. When serving, sprinkle the treat with powdered sugar or coconut flakes.

• egg - 2 pcs.;
• liquid sweetener - 3 tablespoons;
• vanillin or vanilla sugar - 1 tbsp;
• gelatin - 20 g.

How to cook:

When the marshmallow is ready, you can cut it into small portioned squares and serve with tea or coffee.

Peculiarity! When preparing homemade marshmallows, you can add a couple of drops of food coloring to the composition. So your dessert will turn out bright, attracting attention. Food coloring can be replaced with vegetable juice. For example, beet juice will give a pink tint, carrot juice will give an orange tint, etc.

"Strawberry Tale"

Who doesn't love a soft strawberry soufflé? Marshmallow according to this recipe is very soft and airy, reminiscent of marshmallow or soufflé. Such a treat will not only not harm your figure, but will also take its rightful place on the festive table.

Products needed for cooking:

• water - 150 ml;
• agar-agar - 1 tbsp;
• lemon - half a fruit;
• sugar substitute to taste;
• fresh strawberries or flavor;
• egg - 2 pcs.

Cooking method at home:

1. Beat egg whites until thick. Elastic peaks should appear. Add juice of half a lemon. Whisk. It is important that the consistency is thick and holds its shape.
2. Agar-agar put on low heat. Bring to a boil and wait until the product is completely dissolved in water. Turn off the fire. Leave to stand for 1-2 minutes.
3. Mix agar-agar with whipped protein. Mix thoroughly. Add sugar substitute. Mix everything thoroughly again.
4. Mash strawberries into puree. Squeeze. All you need is its juice. Add to the general composition, mix.
5. Pour into molds and refrigerate until completely set. Choose the shapes of your choice.

This marshmallow will please both children and adults. Delicate, very tasty, sweet - it will become the king of your table.

Peculiarity! When creating a fruit marshmallow, you can change its filler depending on your wishes. For example, in the Strawberry Tale recipe, strawberries can be replaced with orange or black currant.

From cottage cheese

Curd marshmallow is the best dessert for children and adults. A healthy treat goes well with tea and coffee. And it takes less than 30 minutes to prepare.

Products needed for cooking:

• fat-free cottage cheese - 300 g;
• cow's milk - 200 ml;
• gelatin - 20 g;
• sugar substitute (to taste);
• vanillin (to taste).

Cooking method:

1. Soak gelatin in milk. Leave to infuse for at least 30 minutes in a warm place.
   Beat cottage cheese until smooth. Make sure there are no lumps. Add sugar substitute. Mix.
2. Gelatin, soaked in milk, put on low heat. Bring to a boil and wait for the gelatin to dissolve completely. Remove from fire. Let stand 1-2 minutes.
3. Mix cottage cheese, vanillin, gelatin mass. Whisk everything thoroughly.
4. Pour into molds and refrigerate until completely set. When pouring into molds, do not hesitate. The faster you pour the mixture, the neater the marshmallows will turn out.

If you are not on a diet or preparing a treat for children, decorate the dessert with grated chocolate before serving. It is best to store marshmallows in the refrigerator to avoid softening the mass.

How to make delicious marshmallows? Very simple. With the help of the most useful and practical tips from the best chefs in the world, you can prepare delicious, tender, like a cloud, marshmallows for tea:

Using simple tips and secrets for making marshmallows from experienced chefs, you can hone the process of preparing treats to perfection. It will take 30-40 minutes to prepare, no more, but the result will definitely please you.

Video: making banana dessert

The video below details the process of making the delicious Dukan Diet Banana Marshmallow.

conclusions

Homemade marshmallow according to Dukan's recipe turns out to be incredibly tasty and tender. Children eat it with pleasure, it is perfect for people on a diet, does not spoil the figure and does not harm the teeth.

Depending on the composition and filling, you can change the taste of sweetness, for example, make it vanilla, orange, etc. Serve the treat with tea or coffee as a dessert. Marshmallow according to Dukan is an absolutely natural product, healthy and satisfying.

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The marshmallow turned out to be dense, tasty, with a rich currant flavor, but cooking requires some skill.

I experimented for about two weeks before I came up with this option, I think it will be useful for those who seek the “holy grail” from pp - marshmallows without sugar, just like me.

Important: agar and its gelling ability differ from manufacturer to manufacturer, so the result may not be the same as mine if you use a different brand of agar-agar.

Erythritol has a remarkable ability to hold structure (like sugar), so replacing it with another sweetener will not work.

Ingredients

• Agar-agar "Pudov" 10g.
• Egg white C0 30g.
• Apple puree “Fruto Nyanya” 250g. (boil down to 100 gr.)
• Frozen currant 300g. (boil down to 80 gr.)
• Erythritol (with sucralose and stevia) 100g.
• Water 60gr.
• Sakhzam. ~ 25gr. Sahara

KBJU one: 23 kcal

1. Boil applesauce over low heat or in the microwave until 100g. I used baby puree without sugar, you can take 4-5 apples, bake them, puree them, rub them through a sieve - the result will be the same.
2. Soak agar in 60g. water, set aside.
3. We defrost the currants in the microwave, puree, wipe through a sieve (about 200g will remain), boil down to 80g.
4. We put a saucepan with currant puree, agar and 70g on the stove. erythritol, bring to a boil over low heat.
   The mass is very thick, so be careful not to burn. Since I don't have a thick-bottomed saucepan, I just put a regular one in a pan and boil in it. It is very convenient to do this for making custard, for example.
5. Beat the protein, add 30g. erythritol, beat to soft peaks.
6. Add the cooled applesauce to the protein, beat.
7. After a couple of minutes, add a little thick berry syrup, do not pour on the whisks of the mixer! Beat until stable peaks.
   The mass begins to thicken. I advise you to put the container on your knees to control the temperature - the agar freezes at room temperature. As soon as the container is no longer warm, it's time to plant marshmallows.
8. We shift the mass into a pastry bag and deposit on baking paper or a silicone mat. You need to do this quickly!
9. We dry at room temperature overnight, fold the halves one to the other, sprinkle with powder or starch with a brush, if desired. Enjoy homemade healthy marshmallows.